PURPOSE To determine physical characteristics of mixtures of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL) and metrizamide dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide, liquid materials developed for embolization of arteriovenous malformations. METHODS EVAL and dimethyl sulfoxide were mixed in various proportions and sterilized. The viscosity and density of each mixture was measured. Precipitation times were de...

Random-type anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) have been prepared by blending poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and the random copolymer-type polycation, poly(vinyl alcohol-co-methacryloyl aminopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride) at various molar percentages of anion-exchange groups to vinyl alcohol groups, Cpc, and by cross-linking the PVA chains with glutaraldehyde (GA) solution at various GA concentrat...

Antifreeze (glyco) proteins are produced by many cold-acclimatized species to enable them to survive subzero temperatures. These proteins have multiple macroscopic effects on ice crystal growth which makes them appealing for low-temperature applications-from cellular cryopreservation to food storage. Poly(vinyl alcohol) has remarkable ice recrystallization inhibition activity, but its mode of a...

The production of open-cell (OC) nanostructures in polymer foams without non-foamed solid skins by gas dissolution foaming has been developed this work. First, several grades MAM block copolymer (methyl methacrylate-b-butyl acrylate-b-methyl methacrylate) at high content are employed as heterogeneous phase poly(methyl for producing OC structures. Atomic force microscopy and extensional rheology...

Protein adsorption and desorption behavior was investigated for a pH-responsive ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL) membrane with an interconnected porous structure. The transition of electrostatic behavior and conformation change of the poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (poly(DMAEMA)) chain contributed to the pH-responsive protein adsorption and desorption. Protein adsorption was condu...